Gigi’s family left their house and drove 14 miles south to a gas station and then 48 miles east to a

Gigi’s family left their house and drove 14 miles south to a gas station and then 48 miles east to a water park. How much shorter would their trip to the water park have been if they hadn’t stopped at the gas station and had driven along the diagonal path instead?



Using our Pythagorean theorem calculator, we see the diagonal route would be:
50 miles

The original trip distance was:
Original Trip Distance = 14 + 48
Original Trip Distance = 62 miles

Diagonal Trip was 50 miles, so the difference is:
Difference = Original Trip Distance - Diagonal Distance
Difference = 62 - 50
Difference = 12 miles